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cyberstudious · 1 month

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An Introduction to Cybersecurity

I created this post for the Studyblr Masterpost Jam, check out the tag for more cool masterposts from folks in the studyblr community!

What is cybersecurity?

Cybersecurity is all about securing technology and processes - making sure that the software, hardware, and networks that run the world do exactly what they need to do and can't be abused by bad actors.

The CIA triad is a concept used to explain the three goals of cybersecurity. The pieces are:

Confidentiality: ensuring that information is kept secret, so it can only be viewed by the people who are allowed to do so. This involves encrypting data, requiring authentication before viewing data, and more.

Integrity: ensuring that information is trustworthy and cannot be tampered with. For example, this involves making sure that no one changes the contents of the file you're trying to download or intercepts your text messages.

Availability: ensuring that the services you need are there when you need them. Blocking every single person from accessing a piece of valuable information would be secure, but completely unusable, so we have to think about availability. This can also mean blocking DDoS attacks or fixing flaws in software that cause crashes or service issues.

What are some specializations within cybersecurity? What do cybersecurity professionals do?

incident response

digital forensics (often combined with incident response in the acronym DFIR)

reverse engineering

cryptography

governance/compliance/risk management

penetration testing/ethical hacking

vulnerability research/bug bounty

threat intelligence

cloud security

industrial/IoT security, often called Operational Technology (OT)

security engineering/writing code for cybersecurity tools (this is what I do!)

and more!

Where do cybersecurity professionals work?

I view the industry in three big chunks: vendors, everyday companies (for lack of a better term), and government. It's more complicated than that, but it helps.

Vendors make and sell security tools or services to other companies. Some examples are Crowdstrike, Cisco, Microsoft, Palo Alto, EY, etc. Vendors can be giant multinational corporations or small startups. Security tools can include software and hardware, while services can include consulting, technical support, or incident response or digital forensics services. Some companies are Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), which means that they serve as the security team for many other (often small) businesses.

Everyday companies include everyone from giant companies like Coca-Cola to the mom and pop shop down the street. Every company is a tech company now, and someone has to be in charge of securing things. Some businesses will have their own internal security teams that respond to incidents. Many companies buy tools provided by vendors like the ones above, and someone has to manage them. Small companies with small tech departments might dump all cybersecurity responsibilities on the IT team (or outsource things to a MSSP), or larger ones may have a dedicated security staff.

Government cybersecurity work can involve a lot of things, from securing the local water supply to working for the big three letter agencies. In the U.S. at least, there are also a lot of government contractors, who are their own individual companies but the vast majority of what they do is for the government. MITRE is one example, and the federal research labs and some university-affiliated labs are an extension of this. Government work and military contractor work are where geopolitics and ethics come into play most clearly, so just… be mindful.

What do academics in cybersecurity research?

A wide variety of things! You can get a good idea by browsing the papers from the ACM's Computer and Communications Security Conference. Some of the big research areas that I'm aware of are:

cryptography & post-quantum cryptography

machine learning model security & alignment

formal proofs of a program & programming language security

security & privacy

security of network protocols

vulnerability research & developing new attack vectors

Cybersecurity seems niche at first, but it actually covers a huge range of topics all across technology and policy. It's vital to running the world today, and I'm obviously biased but I think it's a fascinating topic to learn about. I'll be posting a new cybersecurity masterpost each day this week as a part of the #StudyblrMasterpostJam, so keep an eye out for tomorrow's post! In the meantime, check out the tag and see what other folks are posting about :D

#studyblrmasterpostjam #studyblr #cybersecurity #masterpost #ref #I love that this challenge is just a reason for people to talk about their passions and I'm so excited to read what everyone posts!

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compusever · 11 months

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Looking for a sanity check on something, and I don't know anyone else who cares about security to ask.

Most modern CPAP machines use a modem to send your data (when you sleep, how restful your sleep is) to a third party (third party machine vendor).

The setting on the CPAP machine, such as the pressure off the air it's blowing into your lungs, can be set remotely for "convenience".

I can't find anything on whether the device itself uses e2e encryption or just relies on the cell network's encryption.

This seems insanely lax to me. I'd much rather get an older device without a modern. I don't think there is any realistic risk, but in principle I reject the theoretical risk.

Am I just being paranoid here?

I don't think you're being paranoid here but I also think you're probably out of luck - the medical device industry is a complete shitshow for security. With CPAPs especially, the recall on older machines likely means you're not going to be able to find an older one to program yourself and there's approximately a 0% chance that your insurance company would cover an older machine - you'd have to pay out of pocket and would also either need to adjust the controls yourself and would have to deal with figuring out how to get the data from the machine to your provider (they have a portal they use from the machine vendor and there will be some hoops to jump through if you want to send your data because they can't accept it through a normal email for HIPAA reasons).

So. Unfortunately my answer here is that you don't have many options between "accept that this is the state of the world" and "find, purchase, maintain, and manually program a machine that was recalled for cancer risks from the foam inhalation issues and then find a doctor who will be willing to take the time to interpret your data and communicate with you about changes to your condition management instead of looking at a single dashboard for all their patients."

I believe it is possible to do the latter, and there *is* an active community of people doing DIY stuff with CPAPs, but it's going to be a lot harder and, unfortunately, probably really frustrating. But hey, a lot easier to DIY than pacemakers!

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govindhtech · 10 months

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Decoding CISA Exploited Vulnerabilities

Integrating CISA Tools for Effective Vulnerability Management: Vulnerability management teams struggle to detect and update software with known vulnerabilities with over 20,000 CVEs reported annually. These teams must patch software across their firm to reduce risk and prevent a cybersecurity compromise, which is unachievable. Since it’s hard to patch all systems, most teams focus on fixing vulnerabilities that score high in the CVSS, a standardized and repeatable scoring methodology that rates reported vulnerabilities from most to least serious.

However, how do these organizations know to prioritize software with the highest CVE scores? It’s wonderful to talk to executives about the number or percentage of critical severity CVEs fixed, but does that teach us anything about their organization’s resilience? Does decreasing critical CVEs greatly reduce breach risk? In principle, the organization is lowering breach risk, but in fact, it’s hard to know.

To increase cybersecurity resilience, CISA identified exploited vulnerabilities

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) initiative was created to reduce breaches rather than theoretical risk. CISA strongly urges businesses to constantly evaluate and prioritize remediation of the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. By updating its list, CISA hopes to give a “authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild” and help firms mitigate risks to stay ahead of cyberattacks.

CISA has narrowed the list of CVEs security teams should remediate from tens-of-thousands to just over 1,000 by focusing on vulnerabilities that:

Been assigned a CVE ID and actively exploited in the wild

Have a clear fix, like a vendor update.

This limitation in scope allows overworked vulnerability management teams to extensively investigate software in their environment that has been reported to contain actively exploitable vulnerabilities, which are the most likely breach origins.

Rethinking vulnerability management to prioritize risk

With CISA KEV’s narrower list of vulnerabilities driving their workflows, security teams are spending less time patching software (a laborious and low-value task) and more time understanding their organization’s resiliency against these proven attack vectors. Many vulnerability management teams have replaced patching with testing to see if:

Software in their surroundings can exploit CISA KEV vulnerabilities.

Their compensatory controls identify and prevent breaches. This helps teams analyze the genuine risk to their organization and the value of their security protection investments.

This shift toward testing CISA KEV catalog vulnerabilities shows that organizations are maturing from traditional vulnerability management programs to Gartner-defined Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) programs that “surface and actively prioritize whatever most threatens your business.” This focus on proven risk instead of theoretical risk helps teams learn new skills and solutions to execute exploits across their enterprise.

ASM’s role in continuous vulnerability intelligence

An attack surface management (ASM) solution helps you understand cyber risk with continuous asset discovery and risk prioritization.

Continuous testing, a CTEM pillar, requires programs to “validate how attacks might work and how systems might react” to ensure security resources are focused on the most pressing risks. According to Gartner, “organizations that prioritize based on a continuous threat exposure management program will be three times less likely to suffer a breach.”

CTEM solutions strengthen cybersecurity defenses above typical vulnerability management programs by focusing on the most likely breaches. Stopping breaches is important since their average cost is rising. IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach research shows a 15% increase to USD 4.45 million over three years. As competent resources become scarcer and security budgets tighten, consider giving your teams a narrower emphasis, such as CISA KEV vulnerabilities, and equipping them with tools to test exploitability and assess cybersecurity defense robustness.

Checking exploitable vulnerabilities using IBM Security Randori

IBM Security Randori, an attack surface management solution, finds your external vulnerabilities from an adversarial perspective. It continuously validates an organization’s external attack surface and reports exploitable flaws.

A sophisticated ransomware attack hit Armellini Logistics in December 2019. After the attack, the company recovered fast and decided to be more proactive in prevention. Armellini uses Randori Recon to monitor external risk and update asset and vulnerability management systems as new cloud and SaaS applications launch. Armellini is increasingly leveraging Randori Recon’s target temptation analysis to prioritize vulnerabilities to repair. This understanding has helped the Armellini team lower company risk without affecting business operations.

In addition to managing vulnerabilities, the vulnerability validation feature checks the exploitability of CVEs like CVE-2023-7992, a zero-day vulnerability in Zyxel NAS systems found and reported by IBM X-Force Applied Research. This verification reduces noise and lets clients act on genuine threats and retest to see if mitigation or remediation worked.

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talentkompass · 1 year

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Streamlining HR Processes: The Tale of How TalentKompass Deutschland Unleashed the Power of Outsourcing

Introduction: The ‘Aha!’ Moment

Picture this: you're navigating a labyrinth of tasks—hiring, payroll, compliance, and whatnot, all while trying to keep your business running smoothly. If you're TalentKompass Deutschland, you take a moment to pause and think, "There has to be a better way." And so began their enlightening journey into the world of Human Capital Management (HCM) outsourcing—a step that wasn’t just smart, it was transformative.

The Winding Road: Those Pesky HR Challenges

Imagine juggling flaming torches while walking a tightrope—that's what handling HR at a growing company feels like. TalentKompass Deutschland knew that to succeed, something had to give. They had a sprawling list of HR tasks, each more intricate than the last, and as the team grew, so did the chaos.

The Lightbulb Moment: Hello, HCM Outsourcing!

So, they took the plunge and said, "Let's bring in the pros." And just like that, they handed over their HR tasks to HCM outsourcing specialists. Why? Because these folks have made it their life’s mission to conquer the HR chaos, armed with high-tech tools and years of wisdom.

The Juicy Benefits: What’s Not to Love?

Less Money Drama

Before outsourcing, just the thought of HR costs would make anyone’s wallet tremble in fear. But by outsourcing, TalentKompass Deutschland started saving big time—no more hefty salaries, no more pricey software, and sayonara, compliance risks!

Wisdom and Gizmos

We're talking about real HR wizards here, the kind who live and breathe payroll and benefits, and who know how to get things done right, the first time. Plus, the tech they bring into play? Absolutely top-notch.

Focus, Baby, Focus!

The most liberating part? The TalentKompass Deutschland team could finally stop sweating the small stuff and get back to doing what they love and do best—growing their business.

Keeping It Legal

No one wants to accidentally step over legal lines. Thankfully, the outsourcing crew came with their own team of legal eagles, making sure that TalentKompass Deutschland stayed on the right side of the law.

The Nitty-Gritty: Functions They Kissed Goodbye

Payroll: Numbers in Safe Hands

Payroll could be a brain-teaser. One wrong move and you could trigger a cascade of errors. Now, it's like clockwork, managed by their new expert partners.

The Right People: Hired!

You need great talent to build a great business. That's why TalentKompass Deutschland leaned on their HCM partner to find folks who fit not just the job description, but also the company vibe.

The Hellos and Goodbyes

The first and last impressions matter—a lot. TalentKompass Deutschland's outsourcing team made sure of that, greeting new hires with a warm welcome and bidding adieu to departing ones with grace.

Learning the Ropes

When it comes to training, one size never fits all. Custom-tailored training programs ensured that every team member felt valued and empowered.

The Cherry on Top: Benefits

Who wouldn’t want to work at a place that takes care of its employees? Benefits administration went from a puzzle to a piece of cake.

Picking the Dream Team: The Outsourcing Partner

Reputation, flexibility, data security—these were the non-negotiables. TalentKompass Deutschland wasn't just looking for a vendor; they wanted a true partner, and they found just that.

The Happy Ending: Transformation Achieved

So, what’s the takeaway? TalentKompass Deutschland’s move to HCM outsourcing wasn’t just a tactical shift; it was a full-blown game-changer. They became leaner, meaner, and ever-so-compliant, all while creating a more harmonious, efficient workplace.

FAQs for the Curious Minds

Is HCM outsourcing just for the big guys?

Nope, whether you're a startup or a multinational, there's an HCM solution that’s just right for you.

How does it actually save money?

Imagine slashing several lines from your expense sheet—that's HCM outsourcing for you.

Are there any pitfalls?

Sure, like with any big move, there are risks, such as data breaches or a potential culture clash. But pick the right partner, and you’re golden.

What about keeping our data safe?

Good question! Always, always check your partner’s security measures.

So, no more worrying about compliance?

Exactly, leave it to the experts and sleep easy.

And there you have it, folks! TalentKompass Deutschland found their North Star in HCM outsourcing and charted a course toward smoother waters. So, what's your compass telling you?

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mariacallous · 2 years

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A student’s readiness to learn is often dictated by factors outside of the classroom. The pandemic highlighted the critical roles of food and housing, social and health services, supportive relationships, and youth development opportunities to student well-being and academic progress.

As schools work to remedy the negative impacts the pandemic had on students and families, educators are especially attuned to schools’ need for high-quality “student support” services. Combined with an influx of funding from federal pandemic relief aid, these circumstances have stoked demand and attracted new players to the student support market.

School districts are now inundated with “student support” service providers but have little guidance on how to select or manage them. Direct service providers–like afterschool programs and eyeglass distributors–are increasingly joined by “integrated student support” providers who specialize in how to identify student strengths and needs and then coordinate the services and opportunities available in the school, and the surrounding community, to get the right resources to the right student at the right time.

When implemented well, integrated student support drives improvements in student learning outcomes, school climate, and teacher job satisfaction. This model also benefits taxpayers by more efficiently using school and community resources to produce positive short- and long-term outcomes.

With the field’s increasing understanding of what effective student support strategies look like, policymakers should establish quality benchmarks to help districts ensure a minimum, evidence-based standard of care for students.

Managing risks and benefits in a dynamic market

New players are increasingly engaging in assessing what students need and coordinating available resources in the school community. For example, an established organization like nonprofit City Year is training Americorps members to become “student success coaches;” for-profit Panorama is building on its social-emotional screening tools to enable a whole child approach to student support; and new entrants like Welfie pledge to support schools with “an innovative Full Service Community Schools Program.”

These organizations and others are expanding the options for schools interested in developing effective integrated student support systems. They can bring innovations and cutting-edge technology, tie interventions more closely to best practices based on research, and leverage more people in schools and communities with valuable ways of supporting students. At the same time, policymakers must balance the promise of innovations with risks.

Just as the Food and Drug Administration strives to ensure that the health benefits of a new treatment outweigh potential harms, policymakers in education can use evidence to minimize potential risks and maximize the benefits of student support interventions.

Contemporary student challenges can be exacerbated by approaches that fall short of best practices. For example:

Mishandling information: Inadequate training of personnel can lead to mishandling student and family information, risking student safety and school liability;

Dropping the ball: A student shares a traumatic experience on a school-administered questionnaire but there is no follow-up, exacerbating the student’s feelings of isolation and helplessness and raising the risk of adverse student outcomes;

Missing the target: Ways to identify students with needs may not be reliable, allocating resources–including special education services–away from students who need them most.

Growth in the market for student support services must be met with an increased focus on ensuring that providers follow evidence-based best practices.

Creating Quality Benchmarks

The critical task of ensuring student support quality falls to a wide range of federal, state, and local policymakers. This should include Congress, the U.S. Department of Education, Health and Human Services, state departments of education, state health and human services, state legislatures, and local school boards and districts. All of these entities have a part to play–whether through legislation, guidance, grants, or implementation support–to ensure that students receive a baseline standard of quality care and support, and that resources, supported largely by public funds, are used effectively and efficiently.

These entities do not need to develop quality standards from scratch; rather, both research and practice can provide guidance to policymakers at every level, illuminating conditions and proven practices that can minimize risks and maximize benefits.

The first National Guidelines for Integrated Student Support provide a roadmap for how all schools can improve their approach to student support. Through a process convened by the Boston College Center for Thriving Children, where we work, consensus guidelines were developed by a national group of experts in research and practice of integrated student support.

The guidelines are consistent with professional standards, such as those of the American School Counseling Association, and give policymakers parameters to set quality benchmarks to shape the growing marketplace. For example, a quality approach to student support will:

Personalize support for every student;

Be comprehensive in addressing a student’s strengths and needs in academics, social-emotional-behavioral well-being, physical health, and family dynamics;

Function within the day-to-day operations of a school, creating a systematic approach;

Leverage the personnel and resources available in the school and the surrounding community;

Emphasize student support personnel credentials, competencies, training, and support; and

Use data for continuous improvement of implementation and evaluation of outcomes while also honoring student and family privacy.

Across the country, more than 330 schools are following best practices in student support. They are reviewing each student’s needs, creating individualized plans, following up on those plans with a combination of school and community resources, and using data to inform school-level decision making with the help of City Connects and Building Assets Reducing Risks (BARR) Center. Another 2,900 schools partnered with Communities In Schools and still others are moving towards these best practices.

Federal policymakers are also making strides towards strengthening student support in schools. Recent actions include the National Partnership for Student Success, which released voluntary quality standards, and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which invests in student support personnel and interventions. Yet these steps are moving slower than the marketplace is growing and the evidence of what works. The new National Guidelines can help policymakers align federal investments, including the Full Service Community Schools program, with evidence-based best practices so that more schools implement proven strategies.

States Leading the Way

Some state policymakers are more aggressively taking hold of the research in response to needs in their schools and communities. These states are creating demand for programs that are more likely to work for students. They are identifying interventions with defined models, aligned professional development, capacity to monitor fidelity of implementation, and a willingness to evaluate outcomes.

In Texas and West Virginia, for example, state funds are supporting the expansion of Communities In Schools. The integrated student support program places coordinators in schools to bring in needed resources and work with high-need students on individualized student support plans.

Similarly, Indiana is expanding City Connects (Disclosure: the authors are employees of the Boston College Center for Thriving Children, where the program is incubated). City Connects is an evidence-based approach to leveraging school and community resources to ensure that each student gets a tailored set of supports and opportunities to address their unique needs, strengths, and interests.

California’s $3 billion commitment to Community Schools, which includes integrated student support, is spurring the state to more rigorously define the approach and develop aligned technical assistance.

These states are taking important steps to help their schools and districts navigate a dynamic marketplace and encourage the uptake of approaches to student support more likely to yield benefits. We encourage more states to follow their lead.

Federal and State Policymakers Have Important Roles to Play

As the field of student support becomes crowded with new entrants capitalizing on financial opportunities and responding to significant student needs, policymakers at every level should establish baseline standards of quality and care. They can start by identifying research-based parameters and incentivizing the adoption of effective and cost-efficient solutions capable of mitigating harms and delivering on the promise of student support. Although coordination in disparate policymaking arenas can be challenging, a shared roadmap informed by research and practice—the National Guidelines for Integrated Student Support—we hope will prove to be a critical touchstone.

The National Guidelines for Integrated Student Support were developed by a working group of researchers from AIR, Boston College, Child Trends, Harvard University, Learning Policy Institute, University of Pennsylvania, and UCLA and practitioners from Building Assets Reducing Risks (BARR) Center, City Connects, Communities In Schools, the New York City Department of Education’s Community Schools, the National Center for Community Schools, and others. Learn more about the guidelines here.

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uniathena7 · 21 hours

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Procurement and Contract Management: The Cornerstones of Operational Success!

According to the Procurement Analytics Market Size, Share & Forecast, the global Procurement analytics market size is expected to reach a value of USD 4.86 billion in 2024 and further attain a value of USD 22.20 billion by 2032 while growing at a CAGR of 20.9%. These figures indicate the pivotal role that Procurement and Contract Management will play in shaping the future of business operations. This demonstrates that Procurement is about buying goods and strategic planning and management, which is critical to facilitating the organization’s growth and remaining competitive.

The Intersection of Procurement and Contract Management

The relationship between Procurement and Contract Management is often considered a dynamic partnership. A procurement professional will play an active role in deciding on the terms to be placed in the contract and negotiating an agreement. The person utilizes his market knowledge and awareness of what a supplier should be capable of in driving key provisions in the contract to favorable terms, which enables him to create value for his organization. Good negotiation skills ensure accountability on the part of suppliers to obtain good value for resources used.

Prerequisites for Successful Integration

For the integration of Procurement and Contract Management to develop its full potential, many prerequisites have to be fulfilled:

Interaction between Procurement and Legal Teams: There has to be a sound partnership between these two departments. The procurement specialist and the legal advisor are bound to collaborate on how to make the contract favorable, yet not against the rule of law.

Understand the Market and Supplier Capabilities: This is about a detailed knowledge base of the available suppliers and market dynamics. This will help the procurement professional make informed decisions and also develop strategic relationships for better contractual outcomes.

Benefits of Combining Procurement and Contract Management

Key benefits of the integration between Procurement and Contract Management course include:

Cost Savings: With streamlined processes contributing to reduced operation costs, there are better pricing agreements with vendors.

Risk Reduction: Proactive Contract Management of contracts reduces the chance of non-compliance and legal action, thus safeguarding organizational interests.

Operational Efficiency: Laying a focused approach strengthens the workflows by reducing delays and facilitating timely decision-making.

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sophiamerlin · 5 days

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Overcoming the Obstacles of Cloud Computing

As businesses increasingly embrace cloud computing, they unlock a world of possibilities for efficiency and innovation. However, this transition is not without its challenges. Understanding these obstacles is crucial for organizations aiming to harness the full potential of cloud technology.

If you want to advance your career at the Cloud Computing Course in Coimbatore, you need to take a systematic approach and join up for a course that best suits your interests and will greatly expand your learning path.

1. Prioritizing Data Protection

The security of data in the cloud is a foremost concern for many organizations. Storing sensitive information off-site introduces risks of unauthorized access and breaches. To combat these threats, businesses must implement robust security measures, including encryption and stringent access controls, while ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.

2. Navigating Compliance Challenges

Compliance with industry-specific regulations can be a daunting task. Different sectors have distinct requirements for data management and privacy. The global reach of cloud services adds another layer of complexity, making it essential for companies to verify that their cloud providers adhere to all necessary legal standards.

3. Mitigating Downtime Risks

Even though cloud providers often guarantee high uptime, service interruptions can still occur. Downtime can lead to financial losses and damage to customer relationships. Organizations should evaluate their providers' reliability and consider strategies such as multi-cloud solutions to bolster their operational resilience.

4. Keeping Cloud Costs in Check

While cloud computing can lower IT expenses, managing those costs effectively is a common challenge. Unexpected charges can arise from spikes in usage or misconfigured services. To avoid overspending, companies must adopt comprehensive cost management practices and tools.

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5. Preventing Vendor Lock-In

Vendor lock-in poses a significant risk for organizations heavily dependent on a single cloud provider. This reliance can restrict flexibility and complicate transitions to alternative solutions. To mitigate this issue, businesses should design their systems for interoperability and explore multi-cloud strategies.

6. Overcoming Data Migration Difficulties

Migrating data to the cloud can be a complex and time-consuming endeavor. Ensuring data integrity and addressing compatibility issues with existing systems are critical steps in this process. A well-planned migration strategy, complete with thorough testing, can help streamline the transition.

7. Addressing the Skills Shortage

The rapid growth of cloud technologies has resulted in a shortage of skilled professionals. Many companies struggle to find individuals with the expertise required to manage cloud environments effectively. Investing in training programs for existing employees can help bridge this skills gap and facilitate successful cloud adoption.

Conclusion

While cloud computing offers significant benefits, it also presents numerous challenges that organizations must navigate. By proactively addressing these issues, businesses can fully leverage cloud technology while minimizing potential risks. Staying informed and adaptable in this dynamic landscape is essential for success in the digital era.

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msinsights · 7 days

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Diabetic Retinopathy Market Size, Recent Trends, Growth Insights, Top Vendors, Regions and Forecast by 2031

The Diabetic Retinopathy Market has witnessed significant growth and development in recent years, as indicated by the comprehensive report provided by Metastat Insight. This condition, characterized by damage to the retina due to diabetes, presents a growing concern worldwide. With the increasing prevalence of diabetes globally, the incidence of diabetic retinopathy is also on the rise. This has prompted extensive research and development efforts to address the challenges associated with diagnosis, treatment, and management of the condition.

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Alimera Science, Abbvie, Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Bayer AG, Kowa Co., Ltd., Novartis, Pfizer, Inc., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., F-Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Samsung Bioepis Biogen.

One of the key aspects highlighted in the report is the growing awareness among healthcare professionals and patients regarding the importance of early detection and intervention in diabetic retinopathy. Early diagnosis plays a crucial role in preventing vision loss and preserving ocular health. As a result, there has been a concerted effort to implement screening programs and educate individuals about the risk factors and symptoms of diabetic retinopathy.

Moreover, advancements in diagnostic techniques and imaging modalities have revolutionized the way diabetic retinopathy is diagnosed and monitored. Techniques such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fundus photography allow for detailed visualization of retinal structures, enabling clinicians to detect subtle changes in the early stages of the disease. These advancements have not only improved the accuracy of diagnosis but have also facilitated personalized treatment approaches tailored to the individual needs of patients

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In terms of treatment options, the report highlights the growing adoption of pharmacotherapy and minimally invasive procedures for managing diabetic retinopathy. Anti-VEGF agents and corticosteroids have emerged as primary treatment modalities for diabetic macular edema, a common complication of diabetic retinopathy. Additionally, laser photocoagulation and vitrectomy remain important interventions for advanced cases requiring surgical intervention.

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casemanagementasset · 18 days

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How to Build a Robust Compliance Management Framework for Your Business

In today’s regulatory landscape, building a robust compliance management framework is essential for protecting your business from legal risks, financial penalties, and reputational damage. With constantly evolving regulations, a solid framework helps your organization stay ahead of compliance requirements and fosters a culture of accountability. This guide will walk you through the key steps to create an effective compliance management system for your business.

1. Understand Your Regulatory Environment

The first step in building a robust compliance framework is identifying the specific regulations and standards applicable to your business. This will vary depending on your industry, location, and size. Key areas to consider include:

Industry-Specific Regulations: Healthcare, finance, and manufacturing industries, for example, have stringent regulations like HIPAA, SOX, and GDPR.

General Business Regulations: This includes labor laws, tax regulations, and environmental laws that affect all businesses.

International Compliance: If your business operates globally, you must also adhere to international regulations such as GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) for European data protection.

Staying updated on regulatory changes is crucial. Regularly monitoring relevant government agencies, industry bodies, and legal advisories can help you adapt quickly to new rules.

2. Assess Risks and Conduct a Compliance Audit

A thorough compliance audit is essential to identifying gaps in your current practices and understanding the areas of highest risk. An audit should:

Evaluate your existing compliance policies.

Review internal controls to ensure they align with legal and regulatory requirements.

Identify potential risks, such as inadequate data protection or non-compliance in areas like employee safety.

Risk assessment allows you to prioritize areas that need immediate attention. Businesses should classify risks based on their likelihood and potential impact to focus resources on high-priority issues.

3. Develop Comprehensive Compliance Policies

Once you have identified risks and regulatory requirements, create policies that clearly define your organization’s approach to compliance. These policies should:

Be Specific and Measurable: Provide clear guidelines on what employees must do to remain compliant, including roles, responsibilities, and deadlines.

Cover All Regulatory Areas: Include policies on data security, employee conduct, vendor management, and financial reporting.

Integrate with Business Operations: Compliance should not be an afterthought. Instead, it should be embedded in day-to-day operations. Align policies with your company’s goals and processes.

Document these policies in a central repository accessible to all employees. Regularly review and update policies to ensure they remain relevant as regulations evolve.

4. Implement Employee Training Programs

Your compliance framework is only as strong as your employees’ understanding of it. To create a culture of compliance, you need to:

Conduct Regular Training: Provide comprehensive training programs to educate employees on relevant regulations and your company’s compliance policies.

Use Real-World Scenarios: Help employees recognize and address potential compliance risks by incorporating real-world examples into your training.

Encourage Feedback: Make sure employees have a clear channel for asking questions and reporting compliance concerns.

Compliance training should be mandatory for new employees and regularly updated for existing staff, especially when new regulations are introduced.

5. Leverage Technology for Monitoring and Reporting

Manual compliance tracking can be inefficient and prone to error. Investing in compliance management software can streamline the process and provide real-time insights into compliance risks. Key benefits of compliance software include:

Automated Alerts: Notify you when compliance deadlines are approaching or when regulations change.

Centralized Record-Keeping: Keep all compliance documentation in one place, making it easier to conduct audits.

Real-Time Monitoring: Track compliance activities across different departments and locations to ensure no gaps in coverage.

Using technology to manage compliance reduces human error and allows your business to remain proactive, not reactive, in dealing with compliance issues.

6. Conduct Regular Compliance Audits and Reviews

Building a compliance management framework is not a one-time process. Regular audits ensure that your business stays compliant as regulations and internal processes evolve. Plan:

Periodic Reviews: Conduct internal audits annually, or more frequently in high-risk areas, to assess the effectiveness of your compliance program.

Third-Party Audits: External audits provide an unbiased review of your compliance processes and highlight areas for improvement.

Continuous Improvement: Use audit results to update policies, improve training programs, and address any gaps in your compliance framework.

A proactive approach to auditing ensures that your business remains ahead of any regulatory changes and is prepared to mitigate compliance risks.

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Building a robust compliance management framework is essential for businesses operating in today’s complex regulatory environment. By understanding your regulatory requirements, assessing risks, developing clear policies, training employees, leveraging technology, and conducting regular audits, you can ensure that your business remains compliant and resilient to legal risks.

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Sales consulting in Canada

10 point criteria for evaluating the Vendor Partner

For more than two decades I have been selling and possibly for a similar time I have also been involved in buying decisions. While sales is getting more complex by each passing day in this competitive marketplace and with all the technology platforms becoming available, Buying has also been through an evolution of sorts. More people getting involved in the buying decision and more processes to follow to get the decision is creating more complexity and even accountability to decisions.

In my interactions with buyers I have been curious to ask them about criteria that they look for which enables them to make the right decisions. Captured here for you are the 10 key criteria that stood out from my discussions with them. These are specifically for complex buying decisions in B2B scenarios and may be biased to service / solution sales.

You may never find a vendor partner who fits perfectly against all the 10 criteria but am sure these criteria while help you evaluate more objectively.

1) Perspective – Did they bring perspective (new thinking) to your conversation?

2) Competence – Is this their core competence?

3) Consistency – Do they have a positive track record?

4) Commitment – Are you important for them?

5) Convenience – Are they easy to work with?

6) Capacity – Do they have the right resources available?

7) Simplicity – Are their frameworks (products) simple to understand, easy to manage?

8) Risk – Do they have experience of similar projects?

9) Agility – Do they have speed and willingness to course correct?

10) Cost – Will their proposition provide high ROI?

At Sales Scalability, we empower businesses to unlock their full sales potential with tailored solutions. As a Fractional Chief Sales Officer, we offer expert B2B sales consulting and sales process optimization to drive growth. Our comprehensive sales training programs and sales and marketing courses are designed to equip your teams with the skills they need to succeed in today's competitive market. Whether you're looking to streamline your sales processes or enhance your team's performance, Sales Scalability provides the tools and strategies to achieve sustainable success.

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SynxFlow Project: A Smooth Migration From CUDA To SYCL

The SynxFlow Project

SynxFlow, an open-source GPU-based hydrodynamic flood modeling software, in CUDA, C++, and Python Data pre-processing and visualization are done in Python while simulations are executed on CUDA. SynxFlow can simulate floods quicker than real-time with hundreds of millions of computational cells and metre-level precision on many GPUs. An open-source software with a simple Python interface, it may be linked into data science workflows for disaster risk assessments. The model has been widely utilized in research and industry, such as to assist flood early warning systems and generate flood maps for (re)insurance firms.

SynxFlow can simulate flooding, landslide runout, and debris flow. Simulations are crucial to emergency service planning and management. A comprehensive prediction of natural disasters can reduce their social and economic costs. In addition to risk assessment and disaster preparedness, SynxFlow flood simulation can help with urban planning, environmental protection, climate change adaptation, insurance and financial planning, infrastructure design and engineering, public awareness, and education.

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Issue Statement

Several variables make probabilistic flood forecasting computationally difficult:

Large dataset storage, retrieval, and management

Complex real-time data processing requires high-performance computation.

Model calibration and validation needed as real-world conditions change.

Effective integration and data transfer between hydrological, hydraulic, and meteorological models, and more.

For speedier results, a flood forecasting system must process data in parallel and offload compute-intensive operations to hardware accelerators. Thus, the SynxFlow team must use larger supercomputers to increase flood simulation scale and cut simulation time. DAWN, the UK’s newest supercomputer, employs Intel GPUs, which SynxFlow didn’t support.

These issues offered researchers a new goal to make the SynxFlow model performance-portable and scalable on supercomputers with multi-vendor GPUs. They must transition SynxFlow code from CUDA to a cross-vendor programming language in weeks, not years.

Solution Powered by oneAPI

After considering several possibilities, the SynxFlow project team chose the Intel oneAPI Base Toolkit implementation of the Unified Acceleration Foundation-backed oneAPI protocol. All are built on multiarchitecture, multi-vendor SYCL framework. It supports Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD GPUs and includes the Intel DPC++ Compatibility Tool for automated CUDA-to-SYCL code translation.

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SynxFlow code migration went smoothly. This produced code that automatically translated most CUDA kernels and API calls into SYCL. After auto-translation, some mistakes were found during compilation, but the migration tool’s error-diagnostic indications and warnings made them easy to rectify. It took longer to switch from NVIDIA Collective Communications Library (NCCL)-based inter-GPU communication to GPU-direct enabled Intel MPI library calls because this could not be automated.

To summarize, there has been a promising attempt to transfer a complicated flood simulation code that was built on CUDA to SYCL, achieving both scalability and performance-portability. The conversion has been easy to handle and seamless thanks to the Intel oneAPI Base Toolkit.

Intel hosted a oneAPI Hackfest at the DiRAC HPC Research Facility

DiRAC

The High Performance Super Computer facility in the United Kingdom serving the theoretical communities of Particle Physics, Astrophysics, Cosmology, Solar System and Planetary Science, and Nuclear Physics.

DiRAC’s three HPC services Extreme Scaling, Memory-Intensive, and Data-Intensive are each designed to support the distinct kinds of computational workflows required to carry out their science program. DiRAC places a strong emphasis on innovation, and all of its services are co-designed with vendor partners, technical and software engineering teams, and research community.

Training Series on oneAPI at DiRAC Hackfest

On May 21–23, 2024, the DiRAC community hosted three half-day remote training sessions on the Intel oneAPI Base Toolkit. The training series was designed for developers and/or researchers with varying degrees of experience, ranging from novices to experts.

The cross-platform compatible SYCL programming framework served as the foundation for a variety of concepts that were taught to the attendees. The students were also introduced to a number of Base Kit component tools and libraries that facilitate SYCL. For instance, the Intel DPC++ Compatibility Tool facilitates automated code migration from CUDA to C++ with SYCL; the Intel oneAPI Math Kernel Library (oneMKL) optimizes math operations; the Intel oneAPI Deep Neural Networks (oneDNN) accelerates hackfest and the Intel oneAPI DPC++ Library (oneDPL) expedites SYCL kernels on a variety of hardware. Additionally, the training sessions covered code profiling and the use of Intel Advisor and Intel VTune Profiler, two tools included in the Base Kit for analyzing performance bottlenecks.

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In order to complete a range of tasks, including parallelizing Fortran code on Intel GPUs, accelerating math operations like the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) using oneMKL’s SYCL API, and resolving performance bottlenecks with the aid of Intel Advisor and Intel VTune Profiler, the participants improvised their cutting-edge projects using oneAPI tools and libraries.

The participants reported that it was easy to adjust to using oneAPI components and that the code migration process went smoothly. The teams saw a noticeable increase in workload performance with libraries like Intel MPI. Approximately 70% of the teams who took part indicated that they would be open to using oneAPI technologies to further optimize the code for their research projects. Thirty percent of the teams benchmarked their outcomes using SYCL and oneAPI, and they achieved a 100% success rate in code conversion to SYCL.

Start Programming Multiarchitecture Using SYCL and oneAPI

Investigate the SYCL framework and oneAPI toolkits now for multiarchitecture development that is accelerated! Use oneAPI to enable cross-platform parallelism in your apps and move your workloads to SYCL for high-performance heterogeneous computing.

Intel invite you to review the real-world code migration application samples found in the CUDA to SYCL catalog. Investigate the AI, HPC, and rendering solutions available in Intel’s software portfolio driven by oneAPI.